Is it only me

forestgirl

Just wondering here do most people generally have pain a fair bit of the time.I have pains in my hips lower back knees even down my legs to my feet and sometimes down shoulders down to my hands.I go for a walk most days and if I don't walk it can get worse.As I am walking I am in pain,I am in my forties.one day I was barely able to carry my handbag and I have very little in it,I am not looking for medical advice I suppose I just wanted to say it.maybe this is normal for people my age to feel like this if it is then I just need a dose of cop on,sorry for the rant.some days I can cycle a few miles and I'd be fine,that's what confuses me so much

Ragnar Lothbrok

Unfortunately, this seems to be common enough as you reach a certain age. I remember feeling 100% until my early 40s and slowly but surely things have worsened since then (in my early 50s now). I'm not in any serious pain, you understand, just the odd few aches and pains on a much more regular basis.

I went to my GP in my late 30s as I just felt "under the weather" and discovered I had high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I wasn't overweight and I'm a life-long vegetarian so this came as quite a surprise (although I have always been a heavy smoker). Since then I have also developed Diabetes Type 2

Thankfully, I didn't ignore the way I was feeling and I got checked out by the GP - if I hadn't done so, these problems would not have been diagnosed and who knows what condition I'd be in today?

So, I would strongly recommend seeing your GP, as you may have some underlying condition that is causing this pain.

TLDR: Getting older is a pain in the ass!

silverharp

there is possibly something environmental behind it and its catching up with you , sleep , diet, stress, sitting at a desk all day etc etc. Independently of whether you see a doctor or not there are a dozen reasons why its worth taking any lifestyle problems off the table and see what happens. Is perfectly possible to be in roaringly good health through your 50’s and into your 60’s

silverharp

Ragnar Lothbrok wrote: »

I went to my GP in my late 30s as I just felt "under the weather" and discovered I had high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I wasn't overweight and I'm a life-long vegetarian so this came as quite a surprise (although I have always been a heavy smoker). Since then I have also developed Diabetes Type 2

Not to derail the OP but did you get a reasoning what was the cause?

Ragnar Lothbrok

silverharp wrote: »

Not to derail the OP but did you get a reasoning what was the cause?

"Genetic.........probably" was as much as I got.

Oh, and the high BP was definitely down to smoking too much on top of genetic disposition.

Graces7

Ragnar Lothbrok wrote: »

Unfortunately, this seems to be common enough as you reach a certain age. I remember feeling 100% until my early 40s and slowly but surely things have worsened since then (in my early 50s now). I'm not in any serious pain, you understand, just the odd few aches and pains on a much more regular basis.

I went to my GP in my late 30s as I just felt "under the weather" and discovered I had high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I wasn't overweight and I'm a life-long vegetarian so this came as quite a surprise (although I have always been a heavy smoker). Since then I have also developed Diabetes Type 2

Thankfully, I didn't ignore the way I was feeling and I got checked out by the GP - if I hadn't done so, these problems would not have been diagnosed and who knows what condition I'd be in today?

So, I would strongly recommend seeing your GP, as you may have some underlying condition that is causing this pain.

TLDR: Getting older is a pain in the ass![/QUOTE]

That is the one place where there is no pain..